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Post by sapphyre on Jan 27, 2007 13:16:57 GMT 12
Hey ladies...can someone please help me on this?? I want to know if you can bake something in the oven...say a torso...and then add the arms or legs? If so, how would I go about doing this? Would I just smooth the raw clay into the baked clay?? Did that make sense???  |
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Post by blue on Jan 27, 2007 13:47:00 GMT 12
are we talking iddys here- 2 and 3 inches -or biggies 5 inches or bigger? i would recommend wire armature . start with head and torso , do you bidding on it then add arms and legs over the wire then bake in one session cause the clay changes colour and youll get colour seams even if you blend it well......
BUT ... + and big try for yourself with your own clay type ....
you can make torso and head and bake for =10 minutes -max- ONLY= to firm it up enough for handling while you do the arms and legs..... please note you will have slight colour change till its all baked together. you MUST joint limbs well .....
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Post by sapphyre on Jan 27, 2007 13:56:55 GMT 12
Okay thanks Blue I will give it a go. Also can you tell me please when you will have more eyes available?? I am in desparate need for eeeeyyyyyeeeeessssss lol.
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Post by blue on Jan 27, 2007 14:47:54 GMT 12
only another week away for the eyes...yippee........ i am waiting in anticipation for them to i have bodies sitting waiting...... oh but i did read a handy tip .......... to
pre bake the eyes set in desired width in a piece of waste clay to set them in position ..... then place whole kaboodle in the skull before you create the face...
i will do this next time as ..... they still can shift just on the wire and so hard to move back when already in.......
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Post by sapphyre on Jan 27, 2007 15:39:37 GMT 12
Oh yah!!! Give me a shout out when they are in. I would like to get a few pairs this time around as they are really neat to use and make such a difference when set in a face.
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Post by BLL on Jan 28, 2007 18:30:17 GMT 12
thanks for asking that question, sapph. I've thought about that before but just dismissed it. Might come in handy.
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Post by blue on Jan 28, 2007 18:58:12 GMT 12
oh and BTW ................ even if you just use an inch of wire poked threw a joint it will give it more strength.
and BLL bless you for the spell checker.....muah
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Post by sapphyre on Jan 28, 2007 19:29:58 GMT 12
oh and BTW ................ even if you just use an inch of wire poked threw a joint it will give it more strength. and BLL bless you for the spell checker.....muah Hey Blue I smashed my 'mistake' head and got my eyes back...in perfect order! And thanks for the hint about the wire...I can see that would work well  No worries Bll.....if I don't ask...I won't know haha! |
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Post by BLL on Jan 28, 2007 21:25:57 GMT 12
oh and BTW ................ even if you just use an inch of wire poked threw a joint it will give it more strength. and BLL bless you for the spell checker.....muah Huh? waddid I miss?   |
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Post by BLL on Jan 28, 2007 21:27:21 GMT 12
oh and BTW ................ even if you just use an inch of wire poked threw a joint it will give it more strength. and BLL bless you for the spell checker.....muah Hey Blue I smashed my 'mistake' head and got my eyes back...in perfect order! And thanks for the hint about the wire...I can see that would work well No worries Bll.....if I don't ask...I won't know haha! And if you don't ask, I won't know! |
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